I bet that text did catch you off guard. As if you had to look twice to make sure it was really from your h!

My two cents... Mix it up. Be unpredictable. You didn't respond to the last two texts. So, respond to this one later today... but don't get into what you've been doing, keep the focus on him. Maybe respond with a 'I'm good - how about u'. Friendly but distant b/c you've got so much going on now that you getting on with life.

I guess the ? is what's your goal...? If it's to get to a point where h does contact you more, and maybe to work on the friendship piece of your r, then you don't want to ignore his contact attempts completely. But it's your call. Just think about your goals - short term, long term - and how best to achieve them.